English verb: persevere | |||
1. | persevere (change) be persistent, refuse to stop | ||
Samples | He persisted to call me every night. The child persisted and kept asking questions. | ||
Synonyms | hang in, hang on, hold on, persist | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ask for it, ask for trouble, follow, obstinate, plug, plug away, stick to, stick with | ||